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Re:How fast can you allocate a large block of memory in C++? by chapium on Thursday January 16, 2020 @12:02AM (#22061796)
What is the point in initializing memory here?
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Re:How fast can you allocate a large block of memory in C++? by saagarjha on Thursday January 16, 2020 @01:48AM (#22062192)
It ensures that they actually exist, because otherwise the OS will just overcommit them.
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